Brendan Steele
{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1983)}}
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| image = File:Open de France 2015 20.jpg
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| caption = Steele at the 2015 Alstom Open de France
| fullname = Brendan Dean Steele
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|5}}
| birth_place = Idyllwild, California
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Irvine, California
| spouse = Anastassia
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| college = UC Riverside
| yearpro = 2005
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| tour = LIV Golf
| extour = PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
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| pgawins = 3
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| livwins = 1
| otherwins = 6
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| masters = T27: 2017
| usopen = T13: 2017
| open = T47: 2018
| pga = T9: 2022
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Brendan Dean Steele (born April 5, 1983) is an American professional golfer. He played predominantly on the PGA Tour, where he had three tournament victories, prior to joining LIV Golf in 2023.
Early years
Professional career
Steele turned professional in 2005 and played on the Golden State Tour in California, winning four times.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/29518/brendan-steele |title=Brendan Steele – Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=March 1, 2023}} He played on the Canadian Tour in 2006 and 2007, where his best finish was second at the 2006 Telus Edmonton Open. Steele began playing on the Nationwide Tour in {{nowrap|2008,}} and won the final event of the season in 2010, the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island. This win moved him from thirtieth to sixth on the money list and earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2011 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=5750024 |title=Brendan Steele earns PGA Tour card |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 31, 2010}}
=PGA Tour=
On April 17, 2011, the week after the Masters, Steele notched his first PGA Tour win at the Valero Texas Open at San Antonio. He holed a {{convert|7|ft|adj=on|spell=in}} par-saving putt at the final hole to finish a stroke ahead of runners-up Kevin Chappell and Charley Hoffman.{{cite news |title=Brendan Steele earns first PGA Tour win |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 17, 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=6376142 |access-date=April 19, 2011}} Steele was the third tour rookie to win in 2011, after Jhonattan Vegas (Bob Hope Classic) and Charl Schwartzel (Masters). In addition to a {{nowrap|$1.1 million}} payday and a tour card until the end of 2013, Steele's victory earned invites to The Players Championship, Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, and the next year's Masters; the win moved from 115th to 19th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Over five years later on October 16, 2016, Steele won the Safeway Open in Napa, California, the first event of 2017 season. His winning score of {{nowrap|270 (−18)}} tied the tournament record for lowest score relative to par; he was one stroke ahead of runner-up Patton Kizzire for his second tour win.
Steele successfully defended his Safeway Open title on October 8, 2017. He started the final round two strokes back, but posted {{nowrap|69 (–3)}} in breezy conditions to win at {{nowrap|273 (−15)}}, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tony Finau. With his third tour victory, Steele became the first with multiple wins at the event.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/20961956/brendan-steele-rallies-repeat-safeway-open-champion |title=Brendan Steele wins Safeway Open by 2 to repeat as champ |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 9, 2017}} Later that night, wildfires damaged the Silverado resort.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/article/Fire-forces-tourney-officials-to-flee-Silverado-12264415.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |last=Kroichick |first=Ron |title=Napa fire forces PGA Tour officials, players to flee Silverado after golf tourney |date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/golf/news/pga-tour-officials-and-players-evacuate-silverado-after-napa-fires/1u7elmhu8spwq1c3gorci5jnih |magazine=Sporting News |last=Howard |first=Chelsea |agency=(Omnisport) |title=PGA Tour officials evacuate Silverado after Napa fires |date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017}}
=LIV Golf=
Steele played nine tournaments on the 2022–23 PGA Tour before joining LIV Golf in February 2023, as a member of Phil Mickelson's HyFlyers GC team.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/brendan-steele-leaving-pga-tour-join-phil-mickelson-liv-golf-team |title=Brendan Steele Leaves PGA Tour to Join Phil Mickelson's LIV Golf Team |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=John |last=Schwarb |date=February 20, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2023}}
Personal life
Steele is the nephew of Anthony Geary, the actor who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital.[http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/01/15/brendan-steele.html Q&A: Brendan Steele] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116225543/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/01/15/brendan-steele.html |date=January 16, 2014 }}
Professional wins (11)
=PGA Tour wins (3)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 17, 2011 |69-72-68-71=280 |align=center|−8 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Chappell, {{flagicon|USA}} Charley Hoffman |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Oct 16, 2016 |67-71-67-65=270 |align=center|−18 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Patton Kizzire |
| align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 8, 2017 |Safeway Open (2) |65-67-72-69=273 |align=center|−15 |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Finau |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
| style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1 |2020 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Smith |Lost to par on first extra hole |
=Nationwide Tour wins (1)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend |
| style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Nationwide Tour (0) |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of |
| style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|1 |align=right|Oct 31, 2010 |align=right|66-71-65-73=275 |align=center|−13 |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Colt Knost |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2010 |{{flagicon|USA}} Colt Knost |Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
=LIV Golf League wins (1)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 28, 2024 |align=right|66-64-68=198 |align=center|−18 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizen |
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–1)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1 |2023 |LIV Golf Tucson |{{flagicon|NZL}} Danny Lee, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Louis Oosthuizen, |Lee won with birdie on second extra hole |
=Other wins (6)=
- 2005 Four wins (Golden State Tour)
- 2011 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Keegan Bradley), Straight Down Fall Classic (with Greg Wells)
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T27 |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T15 |T13 |63 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |T47 |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|T19 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T58 |T12 |CUT |CUT |CUT |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 |77 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |T67 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
=Summary=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| align=left|PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| align=left|U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| align=left|The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 12 |
|---|
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2014 PGA – 2016 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Results in The Players Championship
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 !2019!!2020!!2021!!2022 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT |CUT |CUT |T26 |CUT |T57 |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T79 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|C |T41 |T13 |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |
| align="left"|Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T48 |T20 |
| align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T30 |T17 |
| align="left"|Invitational
|T48 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T24 |T60 |
| align="left"|Champions
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|www.brendansteelegolf.com}}
- {{PGATour player|29518}}
- {{OWGR|11019}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Brendan}}
Category:American male golfers
Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Category:Golfers from California
Category:University of California, Riverside alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Riverside County, California